The document discusses Jain meditation practices, specifically kayotsarg. It explains that karma causes suffering by influencing the subtle karma body and taijjas body, which then impact the physical body. Kayotsarg aims to eliminate karma through relaxation, awareness of the separateness of the soul and body, and contemplation of positive virtues. The key steps are relaxing the muscles into stillness, focusing inward, experiencing non-attachment, and using auto-suggestions to establish compassion and other virtues. The goal is to reverse the karmic process and purify the soul through this meditative practice.

1. Arun Zaveri
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Paryushan Parva Lecture Series
Jain Center of Greater Boston
Norwood, Massachusetts, USA
September 2-9, 2013
Day 5
Jain Meditation Practice

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The Metaphysical Basis of Suffering
 The root cause of all miseries and sufferings is
karma body which contains coded records of
one’s past deeds
 Taijjas body decodes messages and sends
to physical body
 Physical body is the medium for the
manifestation of miseries and sufferings
 Physical body is just a scapegoat who has
to bear the burden
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 The agitation and turmoil caused by fruition
of Karma makes the Soul doubts its own
independent and eternal existence
 Self-awareness is not possible in the agitated
state
 View Deluding Karma (Darsana Mohaniya
Karma) conceals the reality and hides the
truth
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4. Vicious Cycle of Karma
Fruition of Karma Karmic Expression Primal Drives
Messages of
 Attachment
 Aversion
Subtle
Taijjas Body
– Link body
Lesya
Psychic Colors
Electromagnetic Field
Limbic System
Neuro-Endocrine Mechanism
Activities:
 Mental
 Vocal
 Physical
Soul (Atma)
Karma body
Taijjas body
Physical Body
Instincts
Passions,
Quasi-Passions
Influx of
Karma Matter
Karmic influx
and bondage
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 The process of kayotsarg makes the physical
body an ally in the fight against the real
enemy - Karma
 Kayotsarg is the process to search, detect,
identify, and eliminate the root causes of
suffering
Kayotsarg is the Antidote
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6. Kayotsarg:
Steadiness
Relaxed muscles
Body cast away
Mental steadiness
Self-awareness
Feel separateness
Samayik:
No attraction / aversion
Message of equanimity
Only seeing & knowing
Contemplation:
Auto suggestions
Positive virtues
Establish:
 Compassion
 Tolerance
 Forgiveness
 Humbleness
 Contentment
 Fearlessness
Benevolent
Lesya
Taijjas Body
Purification of
Primal Karmic
Expressions
Inhibition of
Influx of Karma
Falling off
of Karma
The Reversal Process
Soul (Atma)
Karma body
Taijjas body
Physical Body
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Kaussaga -
Achieve total relaxation with full awareness
Firm Determinations
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Dynamic Nature of Ordinary Existence
Breath Speech MindBody
Perpetually in action
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During Kayotsarg
Relaxed
Motionless
Slow
Rhythmic
Inner
silence
Steady
Focused
Breath Speech MindBody
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10.  Muscles are relaxed and body is cast away – simulating
death
 Canalize stream of vital energy and flow thoughts
towards self-awareness
 Mental steadiness – no more thinking and excitation
 Real experience of separateness of body and the soul -
seeing and knowing without attraction and aversion
 Actual experience of the non-material self
 Contemplation with Auto-suggestions for establishing
positive virtues
Steps of Kayotsarg
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Physical Inactiveness – Motionless Body
 Basis of bodily movement is muscular system
 Inaction of skeletal voluntary muscles can be
achieved at will with systematic progressive
relaxation process
 Activity of the brain and autonomous nervous
system also continues
 Smooth involuntary muscles of intestines,
cardiac muscles etc. will remain in action at
minimum rate
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Separateness of Body & Soul
 Through regular practice, strong determination
and detaching from worldly activities most
profound state of relaxation can be achieved
 Acute perception of the separateness of body
and the soul can be experienced
 Observe autonomous bodily functions without
attachment or aversion
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Establish positive virtues via contemplation and
auto-suggestions during the deeply relaxed state
Contemplation & Auto-Suggestions
 Patience
 Self-restraint
 Tolerance
 Self-discipline
 Fearlessness
 Compassion
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